And if you all thought that was a showbiz smokescreen , think again. When the two former lovers ran into each other backstage it all could have been so awkward.

But the pair, although looking a bit embarrassed to be caught on camera at such a moment, managed to pull off the "running into the ex" when you least expect it.

Model Miranda was being interviewed outside the Vanity Fair party when Bloom came up behind her.

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He leant in and gave her a kiss on the cheek before telling her: "You look amazing!" She flashed her million dollar smiles at him as he then asked: "Are you good?" Kerr told him:" Yes, good!" before Bloom carried on into the party while Kerr turned back to the camera crew looking a little sheepish.

It is hardly the stuff of fairy tales but it could have been a whole lot worse.

Australian Miranda who found fame modelling lingerie for Victoria’s Secret was the one to announce the separation from her actor husband Orlando Bloom, 36, last year.

And it soon emerged that they had actually split several months earlier.

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It was the end of what had seemed a perfect tale of romance, marriage and parenthood for two of the world’s most desirable celebrities.

They have a two-year-old son called Flynn, and that means that they are staying close and staying friendly.

“We still love and care for each other deeply,” she previously said.

“I didn’t go home to Australia recently because Orlando was working six days a week in Romeo and Juliet on Broadway and it’s not fair to take Flynn and go without him.